Debate with a Christian

[*Deidre*]

disipulus; When I was a Christian, I knew what I believed wasn't provable. I knew that I had no evidence other than my "feelings," or "spiritual experiences." Those experiences wrapped up in feelings can seem so very real. As if God is "causing" the stir within you. But, I really never tried to offer my beliefs as provable to atheists. Or non-Christian believers.

If you were to say that you have no evidence, but you just choose to believe in a god, etc...you would be stating the truth. You cannot prove the existence of God in an OBJECTIVE sense. You can turn to all kinds of writings on the topic, but all of those people have the same issue as you: they can't prove the existence of a god.

Now, I'm agnostic. I don't know if there is a god or not. But I don't need to know, anymore. I am free from the need to know.

But, I'm willing to debate you but not if you come to the table with crumbs of hearsay, and speculative articles written by Bible scholars and historians.

You say you have non-Biblical evidence. No you don't. Really, you don't. But, I was once like you, looking for answers for what I put my hope in.

You hope there is a god. You hope Jesus is who you think he is.

Frankly, you don't need to prove anything to me or anyone. If you believe, so be it. But if you wish to prove God's existence, you will find you can't.

You don't require proof, that's why you believe in the first place.

I say this in kindness to you, because I once believed, too.